I'm trying to figure out how to test if a string matches *exactly*
another string, using a regexp pattern. The manual says that ereg() is
deprecated (in favour of what?) and preg_match() is giving me trouble.
The problem is that I'm passing the end-of-line delimiter ($) but it
seems to be ignored. An example:
-- snip --
header('Content-type: text/plain');
$url = '/foo(/)?';
$test = 'foo/bar';
$pattern = '%^'.$url.'$%U';
echo "${url} :: ${test}\n";
echo (preg_match($pattern, $test) != false)
? 'match'
: 'no match';
-- snip --
I expected 'no match' but get 'match'.
The reason for the (/)? is to allow for a trailing slash. I've added a
'$' to specify that I want to test for the exact string. However,
preg_match() tests for the existence of a string and appears to ignore
the '$'.
How do I do this?
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